Mosaic Life Care

HEARTLAND REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER (Mosaic-St. Joseph) IS A 352-BED MEDICAL SURGICAL HOSPITAL LOCATED IN ST. JOSEPH, MISSOURI. IT SERVES A COMMUNITY OF 85,000 RESIDENTS. BECAUSE ST. JOSEPH IS A BORDER CITY, IT ALSO PROVIDES SERVICES TO THOSE LIVING IN THE ADJACENT STATES OF KANSAS, NEBRASKA AND IOWA. THE ECONOMY OF THE REGION IS BASED ON AGRICULTURE, MINOR MANUFACTURING AND SMALL BUSINESSES RESULTING IN A PAYOR MIX FOR MOSAIC-ST. JOSEPH APPROXIMATELY 70.59% GOVERNMENTAL OR Self-PAY PATIENTS. 15.6% OF THE POPULATION HAVE INCOME THAT IS BELOW THE FEDERAL POVERTY LEVEL. MOSAIC-ST. JOSEPH PROVIDES A WIDE RANGE OF INPATIENT AND OUTPATIENT SERVICES INCLUDING CARDIO-THORACIC, VASCULAR, ORTHOPEDIC AND GENERAL SURGERIES, MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES, ALONG WITH A FULL ARRAY OF DIAGNOSTIC AND THERAPEUTIC SERVICES. IT OPERATES A 24-HOUR EMERGENCY ROOM DESIGNATED AS A TRAUMA II CENTER BY THE STATE OF MISSOURI. MOSAIC-ST. JOSEPH'S OBSTETRICS DEPARTMENT PROVIDES 18 LABOR, DELIVERY, RECOVERY AND POST-PARTUM BEDS WHICH ARE ALSO DESIGNATED AS A LEVEL II CENTER. THE HOSPITAL PROVIDES RADIATION ONCOLOGY SERVICES, HOME HEALTH VISITS AND HOSPICE CARE. THE ORGANIZATION IS A MEMBER OF THE MAYO NETWORK FOR CLINICAL CONSULTATIONS. DURING THE YEAR, APPROXIMATELY 13,900 PATIENTS WERE ADMITTED TO THE HOSPITAL RESULTING IN APPROXIMATELY 70,400 PATIENT DAYS. A TOTAL OF APPROXIMATELY 9,500 SURGERIES WERE PERFORMED, THE EMERGENCY ROOM SERVED APPROXIMATELY 48,700 PATIENTS AND APPROXIMATELY 163,100 VISITS WERE GENERATED BY OUTPATIENTS. MOSAIC-ST. JOSEPH EMPLOYS APPROXIMATELY 3,800 FULL-TIME EQUIVALENT CARE GIVERS. THE MEDICAL STAFF INCLUDES APPROXIMATELY 289 PHYSICIANS COVERING PRIMARY CARE AND SPECIALTY CLINICS FOR APPROXIMATELY 25 LOCATIONS THROUGHOUT THE REGION. THERE WERE APPROXIMATELY 617,800 CLINIC PATIENT VISITS DURING THE YEAR. OTHER PROGRAM SERVICES: MOSAIC-ST. JOSEPH HAS A 340B DESIGNATION FROM HEALTH RESOURCES AND SERVICES ADMINISTRATION (FEDERAL GOVERNMENT). THIS ALLOWS THE MEDICAL CENTER TO RECEIVE OUTPATIENT DRUGS AT REDUCED PRICES FROM THE DRUG MANUFACTURERS. THE 340B PROGRAM ENABLES COVERED ENTITIES TO STRETCH SCARCE FEDERAL RESOURCES AS FAR AS POSSIBLE, REACHING MORE ELIGIBLE PATIENTS AND PROVIDING MORE COMPREHENSIVE SERVICES. THE PROGRAM IS AVAILABLE TO HOSPITALS THAT PROVIDE CARE FOR A DISPROPORTIONATE NUMBER OF PATIENTS THAT RANGE FROM NO INCOME TO LOW INCOME.